Western Railroad Discussion > Possible times for this weekend's BNSF Xmas special on

No guarantees at all as to what the plans are this year, but as a reference - here's the times that I recorded for last year's BNSF Christmas Special that ran between Duarte and Rancho Cucamonga, CA on December 5, 2004.

9:20am - OS Azusa (at old depot) westbound train from San Bernardino
9:30am - arr. Duarte
10:30am - dep. Duarte EB
10:55am - OS Claremont EB
11:50am - OS Glendora WB
12:00pm - arr. Duarte
1:30pm - OS Glendora EB with train returning to San Bernardino

Looks like we might actually have a sunny day this year. The past 2 times the train ran were on rainy days.

Rich

PasadenaSub:

I thought someone had mentioned that this year it was not running on the Pasadena Sub.

Instead, going from San Bernardino to Barstow and retunr.


Any one else know??
Thanks

rms492 Wrote:
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> PasadenaSub:
>
> I thought someone had mentioned that this year it
> was not running on the Pasadena Sub.
>
> Instead, going from San Bernardino to Barstow and
> retunr.
>
>
> Any one else know??
> Thanks
>

Tony,

Each year, I believe they also run a train from San Bernardino to Barstow either the day before or the day after they run on the Pasadena Sub. I think there are two City of Hopes that they like to provide service for.

That previous heads-up post mentioned the train in Victorville this coming Monday. I would look for the Duarte special on Sunday, as usual.

Rich

Which day?

hope it is sunday because sat I have to work, please let me know

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come on weather

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I hope it's Sunday too because I have things to do on Saturday.

Should be Sunday. I think they've done it on Sundays in the past, since there aren't as many Metrolink trains to contend with between Claremont and Rancho Cucamonga compared to Saturdays.

PasadenaSub Wrote:
> (for those that were wondering, OS is a classic
> railroading term for 'Out of Station')
>

I thought O.S. stood for "On Sheet" - as in the old paper and pencil timetable days.

Sunday 12/4 (SG/Pasadena Sub)
San Bernardino depart 0830
Kaiser 0845
CP Cambridge 0910
Duarte 0935/1030
CP Cambridge 1050
Archibald Ave 1110/1140
CP Cambridge 1201
Duarte 1220/1350
CP Cambridge 1410
Kaiser 1435
San Bernardino 1450

SCAXEngr Wrote:
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> Sunday 12/4 (SG/Pasadena Sub)
> San Bernardino depart 0830
> Kaiser 0845
> CP Cambridge 0910
> Duarte 0935/1030
> CP Cambridge 1050
> Archibald Ave 1110/1140
> CP Cambridge 1201
> Duarte 1220/1350
> CP Cambridge 1410
> Kaiser 1435
> San Bernardino 1450


Thank you kindly for posting these times. Much appreciated sir!!

That's what I always understood OS to mean.

I saw it pass through Riverside, coming from San Bernardino, this afternoon, with lots of passengers..looked like many kids.

wlj619 Wrote:
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> I saw it pass through Riverside, coming from San
> Bernardino, this afternoon, with lots of
> passengers..looked like many kids.


Could you provide a consist please? And was there a locomotive at each end?

BNSF 5014 in the lead, and a power bar BNSF at the rear.